my RPI could be better, but my team has played very well together... we have knocked off two top25 teams, and lost to a 3rd team by 1 point... i beat one top25 by 25 points on their home court... what are the standards for being ranked?

The team ratings only seem to matter in the pre-season poll. After that, your results are more important. You still have a lot of sim teams on your schedule, which doesn't impress the 'voters'. If you could knock off Mary Hardin-Baylor,though, that might do the trick